Laundry bag



2 Sheets-Sheet l C. POCOCK LAUNDRY BAG March 15, 1955 Filed May 25, 1951 INVENTOR CATHERINE POCOCK March 15, 1955 Filed May 23 1951 c. POCOCK 2,704,098

LAUNDRY BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTDR CATHERINE POCOCK United States Patent.

LAUNDRY BAG Catherine Pocock, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Application May 23, 1951, Serial No. 227,893

Claims. (Cl. 150-1) This invention relates to improvements in laundry ags.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a convenient and practical bag for holding laundry, in which the latter may be classified for quick and easy handling.

Another object is the provision of a laundry bag having several pockets which are easy to get at.

A further object is the provision of a laundry bag having several pockets which may be closed by one draw string.

Yet another object is the provision of a laundry bag adapted to be suspended from an ordinary coat hanger, from which the hanger may be easily removed when it is desired to store the bag, send it to a laundry, or to pack it in travelling bags.

While the bag described herein was primarily designed for holding laundry, it is to be understood that it may be used for any desired purpose.

This bag is made up of a pair of large parallel panels secured together at their upper ends. These panels are intended to be carried by an ordinary coat hanger so that a slot may be formed at the upperends of said panels, through which the book of a hangermay extend. As the panels are secured together only adjacent their upper ends, it is a very simple matter to insert and remove the hanger. At least one large pocket is formed on a surface of each panel. For example, a layer of material may extend across the outer face of each panel, said layers being secured to their panels at the layer sides and lower ends. One convenient way of doing this is to fold the lower end of each panel back upon itself, and then to sew the adjacent overlapping edges of the panel together to form the pockets. Additional pockets may be formed on the outer surfaces of the pockets and/or on the inner surfaces of the panel. k

If a pocket is formed on the outer surface ofeach panel, the upper ends of the material forming said pockets may be in line with each other and formed with an open hem through which a draw string extends. This string may be drawn to close both pockets at the same time.

An example of this invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a perspective view of a laundry bag in the hanging position from one side thereof,

Figure 2 is an elevation of the opposite side of the bag,

Figure 3 is an exaggerated vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is an end view of the bag with the pockets thereof filled,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the bag with the string thereof drawn.

Referring to the drawings, 10 and 11 are relatively large parallel panels which are secured together at their upper ends. In this example, panel 11 is shorter than panel 10. As the laundry bag is intended to be suspended from a coat hanger, the upper ends thereof taper inwardly and are sewn along the lines 12 and 13. A slot 16 is formed at the upper ends of the panels. This may be done by omitting the stitching between the lines 12 and 13. These panels are free from each other throughout most of their opposite sides, but they may be secured together a short way down these sides as at 18 and 19. Thus, the combined panels form a central pocket 22 at the 2,704,098 Patented Mar. 15, 1955 upper ends thereof into which a coat hanger 23 may fit, said hanger having a hook 24 which projects upwardly through the slot 16.

Layers of material may be secured to the outer surfaces of the panels 10 and 11 to form relatively large pockets. In the illustrated example, the panels 10 and 11 are folded back on themselves at 25 and 26, see Figure 3, to form layers of material 28 and 29 respectively, to provide pockets 30 and 31. The layer 28 is secured at its edges to the edges of the panel 10 by stitching 33 and 34. Similarly, layer 29 is secured at its edges at the adjacent edges of the panel 11 by stitching 36 and 37. The upper edges 40 and 41 of the pockets 30 and 31 terminate adjacent the upper ends of the panels.

Additional pockets 45 and 46 may be formed on the upper surfaces of the layers 28 and 29 by further layers of material 47 and 48. The layer 47 is secured at its sides to the layer 28 by stitching 50 and 51, and its lower end by stitching 52. Similarly, the layer 48 is secured to the layer 29 at its sides by stitching and 56, and at its lower end by stitching 57. The upper edges and 61 of the outer pockets 45 and 46 are in line with each other and terminate below the adjacent edges 40 and 41 of the inner pockets 30 and 31. The upper edges of the outer pockets may be formed with open hems 64 and 65 which are in line with each other so that a draw string 66 may extend through both of these hems. The ends of the draw string extend out from the hems through a suitable outlet. In this case, the ends of the hems 64 and 65 are spaced from each other so that the draw itring may emerge from the hems at either end of the If desired, a pocket may be formed on the inner surface of either or both of the main panels. Figure 3 shows a pocket 70 formed on the inner surface of the panel 10 by a layer of material 71 which extends across said surface. This layer is secured at its opposite sides to the edges of the panel by stitching 74 and 75, and along its lower end by stitching 76, see Figure 6. It will ,be noted that the upper end 78 of the pocket 70 terminates a short distance above the lower end of pocket 31 so that it is not diificult to get at the former.

A small pocket 80 may be provided within one of the larger pockets, such as pocket 30, for the accommodation of a laundry slip and, if desired, a pencil.

This laundry bag may be conveniently hung on a hook or rack in a cupboard or any other desired place by means of the hook of the hanger 23. The upper ends of the inner pockets 30 and 31 and the outer pockets 45 and 46 are located adjacent the top of the bag so that it is very easy to insert articles into said pockets. By having a plurality of pockets in this manner, the laundry may be sorted and the different classes be in different pockets. For example, general laundry may be placed in the large pocket 30, hose in the smaller pocket 45, silks and wools in the pocket 31, hankies in the pocket 46, and articles requiring special attention in the pocket 70. These different types of laundry require difi'erent washing procedures so that a person always has all the laundry for certain procedure to go in one place. This saves time and effort when a person wishes to wash one type of laundry, such as hose.

A big advantage of this bag lies in the fact that if it is desired to send the loaded bag to a laundry, it is a very simple matter to remove the hanger 23, and then to draw the string 66 to close all the pockets 30, 31, 45 and 46 at one time. It will be noted that the open hems 64 and 65 are below the upper ends of the inner pockets 30 and 31 so that when the string is drawn, the outer pockets close the inner pockets as well.

The bag is particularly convenient for travelling since the hanger may be removed and the bag folded into a small bundle. It is usual to find hangers in hotel rooms, auto courts and the like so that the bag may be quickly and easily hung up wherever the traveller may be. Furthermore, a bag constructed as described above is very simple to make since it is only necessary to secure the panels at their upper ends and to bend them back on themselves to form the inner pockets. If additional pockets are required, the layers of material are sewed to the outer surfaces of the inner pockets and/or to the inner surfaces of the panels. If the outer pockets 45 and 46 are omitted, the open hems 64 and 65 would be formed at the upper ends of the inner pockets so that the draw string may be used to close the latter.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A laundry bag adapted to be carried by a coat hanger having a hook projecting upwardly therefrom, comprising a pair of large parallel panels secured together only at their upper ends, a slot formed at the upper ends through which the hook of a hanger may extend at which time the panels depend from the hanger, a layer of material across the outer face of each panel secured to the sides and lower edge of the latter, said layers forming pockets on the outer side of the panels, and the upper ends of said layers being substantially in line with each other, and means supporting a draw string extending around the pockets adjacent the upper ends thereof, said draw strong closing both pockets when it is tightened.

2. A laundry bag adapted to be carried by a coat hanger having a hook projecting upwardly therefrom, comprising a pair of large parallel panels secured together only at their upper ends, a slot formed at the upper ends through which the hook of a hanger may extend at which time the panels depend from the hanger, a layer of material across the outer face of each panel secured to the sides and lower edge of the latter, said layers forming pockets on the outer side of the panels, and the upper ends of said layers being substantially in line with each other, means carried by both pockets for supporting a draw string extending around the bag and pockets adjacent the upper ends of the latter, and an inner pocket formed within one of the first-mentioned pockets below the upper end thereof, said draw string closing both outer pockets and the inner pocket when it is tightened.

3. A laundry bag adapted to be carried by a coat hanger having a hook projecting upwardly therefrom, comprising a pair of large parallel panels secured together at their upper ends, a slot formed at the upper ends through which the hook of a hanger may extend at which time the panels depend from the hanger, a layer of material across the outer face of each panel secured to the sides and lower edge of the latter, said layers forming pockets on the outer side of the panels, an outer layer of material over each of the first-mentioned layers secured at its sides and lower end to form additional pockets, the upper ends of said outer layers being substantially in line with each other and spaced below the corresponding ends of the inner layers, an open hem formed at the upper end of each outer layer, and a draw string extending through both hems, the opposite ends of the string extending out through an outlet from the hems.

4. A laundry bag adapted to be carried by a coat hanger having a hook projecting upwardly therefrom, comprising a pair of large parallel panels secured together at their upper ends, a slot formed at the upper ends through which the hook of a hanger may extend at which time the panels depend from the hanger, main pockets formed on the outer surfaces of the panels by folding the lower ends of said panels back on themselves and stitching the edges of said folded portions to the adjacent edges of the main panel portions, an outer pocket on the outer surface of at least one of the main pockets formed by the folded portion of a panel, said outer pocket comprising a layer of material sewn to the folded portion along its opposite sides and across the lower end of the pocket, and a draw string surrounding the bag for closing both the main and outer pockets when it is tightened.

5.A laundry bag adapted to be carried by a coat hanger having a hook projecting upwardly therefrom, comprising a pair of large parallel panels secured together at their upper ends, a slot formed at the upper ends through which the book of a hanger may extend at which time the panels depend from the hanger, main pockets formed on the outer surfaces of the panels by folding the lower ends ofsaid panels back on themselves and stitching the edges of said folded portions to the adjacent edges of the main panel portions, an outer pocket on the outer surface of each of the main pockets formed by the folded portions of the panels, said outer pockets comprising layers of material sewn to the folded portions along their opposite sides and across the lower ends of the pockets, the upper ends of the outer pockets being aligned with each other and having open hems, and a draw string extending through the hems of the outer pockets, said draw string extending around the bag and closing both the outer and the main pockets when it is tightened.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,072,602 Given Sept. 9, 1913 1,136,138 Izett Apr. 20, 1915 1,427,219 Mabon Aug. 29, 1922 1,564,930 Boyes Dec. 8, 1925 1,786,341 Gilbert Dec. 23, 1930 

